Arrow Lake gymnopedie

The question made her tense and bristle. Everything was wrong. She wanted to shout that at her aunt, but she couldn't stop crying long enough to say anything. Eventually, exhaustion took over, though, and her muscles couldn't hold the tension anymore. She slumped back against the ground and laid her head on her front paws. Silent tears continued their descent down her cheeks, but she couldn't muster the energy to say or do anything else. Her family member's presence was soothing now that she was unable to resist the comfort. She inhaled a few shakey breaths and the tears finally slowed, but she wasn't sure what to say now. She had only had outbursts lately, and now that she lacked the energy for that, she didn't know what to do other than lie there and be numb. Numb felt better than angry.